smart tips to drop pounds, plus thousands of useful tips and bits of insider advice from those gurus of distance running at Runner’s World magazine.

Conquer the half in just 10 weeks — or 26.2 miles in just 16 weeks. Get race ready again in 4, 6, or 8 weeks — learn how in your FREE 21-DAY PREVIEW! Successfully meet your race day goals! Even qualify for Boston with:

Six plans show you when to run fast, slow, short, long, or at race pace and when to add speed work or hills and on which days — it’s all laid out for you! Proven from Disney to Dubai, detailed week-by-week daily training plans help shave minutes off your time. See the magic that makes them work on page 38!

No more veering off course when runner’s knee, IT band, and other painful runner’s ailments flare up. Sports medicine experts reveal the most effective workouts for staying injury free. Experts share their strategies for managing injuries like plantar fasciitis and getting back on the road! See page 187.

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Boston Marathon winner Amby Burfoot has logged more than 105,000 lifetime miles and run more than 75 marathons, with a personal best of 2:14. He has written and edited four books on running, including The Complete Book of Running.

“Mayor of Running” Bart Yasso, chief running officer for Runner’s World, has run more than 1,000 races across all 7 continents, including 100 marathons, with a personal best of 2:40. He’s finished the Ironman five times and run the Badwater 146 through Death Valley.

A special projects editor at Runner’s World, Jennifer Van Allen has finished 36 marathons and ultras, with a 3:08 personal best at the 2009 Boston Marathon. Winner of the 2008 24-hour National Championship, she also competed in the 2009 24-hour World Championship in Italy as a member of Team USA.

Throughout the Runner’s World Challenge, runners trained and raced alongside Runner’s World editors, following Bart Yasso’s 16-week marathon training plan. Their goal? Put time-tested principles of training to the test. Through an online community, they shared breakthroughs, bonks, and bruises and through it all, they gained confidence and learned what it takes to train to go the distance.

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